Chapter XI

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

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From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

not any; not one

From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

a quality or fact that makes someone or something suitable

From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE MISSING RECOMMENDATION My patient slept that night, but I did not.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

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From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

up to a particular time

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was no allusion to Mr. Durand but the final sentence ran:

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The shock given by this sudden cry of Halt! at the very moment I was about to make my great move, the uncertainty as to what it meant and my doubt of its effect upon Mr. Durand’s position, put me on the anxious seat and kept my thoughts fully occupied till morning.

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From this reading XIII.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Drop all care and give your undivided attention to your patient.”